2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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Legislative Assembly elections are expected to be held in Kerala in April 2026 to elect 140 members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Background
The tenure of Kerala Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 23 May 2026.[7] The previous assembly elections were held in April 2021. After the election, the incumbent Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front formed the state government again after winning 99 out of 140 seats in the assembly, with Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as the Chief Minister.[8][9]
Schedule
| Poll event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification date | TBD |
| Last date for filing nomination | TBD |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBD |
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination | TBD |
| Date of poll | TBD |
| Date of counting of votes | TBD |
Parties and alliances
Left Democratic Front
| Left Democratic Front | |||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 
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M.V. Govindan | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India | 
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Binoy Viswam | TBD | |
| Kerala Congress (Mani) | 
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Jose K. Mani | TBD | |
| Indian Socialist Janata Dal[10] | 
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Mathew T. Thomas | TBD | |
| Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | 
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Thomas K. Thomas | TBD | ||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 
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M. V. Shreyams Kumar | TBD | |
| Indian National League | 
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Ahamed Devarkovil | TBD | ||
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Kadannappalli Ramachandran | TBD | |
| Kerala Congress (B) |
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K. B. Ganesh Kumar | TBD | ||
| Janadhipathya Kerala Congress |
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K. C. Joseph | TBD | ||
| Total | TBD | ||||
United Democratic Front
| United Democratic Front | |||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 
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Sunny Joseph | TBD | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 
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Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal | TBD | |
| Kerala Congress |
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P. J. Joseph | TBD | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | 
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Shibu Baby John | TBD | |
| Kerala Democratic Party | 
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Mani C. Kappan | TBD | ||
| Kerala Congress (Jacob) |
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Anoop Jacob | TBD | ||
| Revolutionary Marxist Party of India | 
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N. Venu[11] | TBD | ||
| Communist Marxist Party | 
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C. P. John | TBD | |
| All India Forward Bloc | 
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Manoj Mathew | TBD | ||
| Trinamool Congress | 
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P. V. Anvar | TBD | |
| Janadhipathya Rashtriya Sabha | 
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C. K. Janu | TBD | ||
| Total | TBD | ||||
National Democratic Alliance
| National Democratic Alliance | |||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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|
Rajeev Chandrasekhar | (1 declared) | |
| Bharath Dharma Jana Sena | 
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Thushar Vellapally | TBD | ||
| Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy | 
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A. V. Thamarakshan[12] | TBD | |
| Kerala Kamaraj Congress | 
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Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan | TBD | ||
| Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam | Sabu M. Jacob | TBD | |||
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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G. Shobakumar | TBD | ||
| Total | TBD | ||||
Others
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Vinod Mathew Wilson[13] | TBD | |
Candidates
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls
| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of error | Lead | ||||
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| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others |
| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of error | Lead | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others |
Exit polls
| Polling agency | Date published | Lead | ||||
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| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others |
Results
Results by alliance or party
Results by district
| District | Seats | ||||
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| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others | ||
| Kasaragod | 5 | ||||
| Kannur | 11 | ||||
| Wayanad | 3 | ||||
| Kozhikode | 13 | ||||
| Malappuram | 16 | ||||
| Palakkad | 12 | ||||
| Thrissur | 13 | ||||
| Ernakulam | 14 | ||||
| Idukki | 5 | ||||
| Kottayam | 9 | ||||
| Alappuzha | 9 | ||||
| Pathanamthitta | 5 | ||||
| Kollam | 11 | ||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | 14 | ||||
| Total | 140 |
Results by constituency
See also
- 2025 Kerala local elections
- 2024 Indian general election in Kerala
- Elections in Kerala
- Politics of Kerala
References
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- ^ "It could be LDF again in 2026 Assembly polls, says Vellappally". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "CASA pondering political outfit in Kerala ahead of 2026 assembly election". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "CPI(M) signals Pinarayi Vijayan likely to lead LDF in 2026 Kerala Assembly polls". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "Term of the Houses". www.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "LDF wins 99 of 140 seats in Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan to be CM again". The News Minute. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Pinarayi Vijayan Takes Oath As Chief Minister Of Kerala For The 2nd Time". NDTV.com. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Kerala unit of Janata Dal (S) merges with Indian Socialist Janata Dal". The Hindu. 17 January 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Attack on Shafi Parambil: Kozhikode DCC seeks action against police officials". The Hindu. 25 October 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "AV Thamarakshan-led JSS faction joins NDA fold ahead of Kerala Assembly elections". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Kerala power tariff hike: Aam Aadmi Party to educate consumers on their rights". The New Indian Express. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Rajeev Chandrasekhar to contest from Nemom in Assembly polls". The Hindu. 2 December 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 February 2026.